July 12, 2017

See what the internet knows about you — then be afraid (VERY afraid)

The relentlessly unyielding (but highly profitable) personalization of the products and services we use is getting deeper and creepier than ever. This type of data is incredibly valuable... and it's all being used to turn us into products.

Everywhere we go online we're being tracked. Facebook, which probably knows you better than you know yourself, built its business around figuring you out. Here's how to see what it knows about you. Google, too, is built on selling you to advertisers. Here's how to see who it thinks you are.

Comments

but do they know if your soul is dancing?

Posted by: Fritz | Jul 14, 2017 6:17:43 PM

Wowzers! It's one thing to accept the idea that everything I do online is knowable, it's another barrel of monkeys to see just how much of me is easily seen. Now, to do some updating of my security. Thanks Joe for being out there and still publishing great information.